New Product Debut | The ducted-fan, high‑altitude tethered, main‑battlefire‑fighting drone system makes its debut at the 2024 China Emergency Expo, ushering in a new chapter in safety and emergency response.

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2024-11-16

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Abstract

On November 13, the 2024 China International Emergency Management Exhibition opened at the Beijing National Convention Center. Weihang Technology made its debut by showcasing the world’s first complete high‑altitude tethered firefighting drone system featuring ducted fans.

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From November 13 to 15, as an important initiative under the international cooperation mechanism for natural disaster prevention and emergency management within the Belt and Road framework, 2024 China International Emergency Management Exhibition The event was held at the Beijing National Convention Center. With the theme “Promoting Safety through Technology, Smart Emergency Response,” the exhibition highlighted cutting-edge technologies and applications in areas such as emergency management informatization, fire rescue, disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, workplace safety, and accident response.

Weihang Technology made its debut at this exhibition. A complete product of the world’s first ducted-fan, high-altitude tethered firefighting drone system. With its unique technological approach, outstanding performance advantages, and sleek, eye-catching design, it stood out at the exhibition, drawing numerous leaders and experts from the emergency response sector to visit.



Exhibition booth on site

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On-site Report


Member of the Party Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management Xu Jia'ai


Xu Jia’ai, Member of the Party Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management He personally visited the Weihang Technology booth to offer guidance, and Li Ye, the founder of Weihang Technology, provided Minister Xu with a detailed briefing on the new product’s real-world application scenarios, key performance metrics, and its comparative advantages over similar offerings, earning Minister Xu’s encouragement and recognition.
The primary firefighting capability of this equipment is what Minister Xu is most concerned about. When dealing with scenarios such as fires in urban high-rise buildings, existing rotary‑wing firefighting drones lack sufficient extinguishing power and can only provide auxiliary support, while conventional aerial ladder trucks often suffer from limited working heights, slow response times, and subpar firefighting performance. Neither of these current solutions can simultaneously meet the two core operational requirements: high‑efficiency fire rescue and robust primary firefighting capability. By contrast, this new firefighting system developed by Weihang Technology… It demonstrates significant advantages in operational altitude, operation time, response speed, liquid‑jet flow rate, and safety, making it a new, highly efficient primary firefighting system capable of thoroughly addressing the challenges of high‑rise building fires.

Major General Wu Zhiqiang, member of the Firefighting and Rescue Expert Group of the Ministry of Emergency Management

Wu Zhiqiang, member of the Firefighting and Rescue Expert Group of the Ministry of Emergency Management, former Director of the Beijing Municipal Fire Department, senior engineer, and major general. We have long maintained a keen interest in the company’s newly developed fire‑fighting products. At the China Emergency Expo, Weihang unveiled its full range of cutting‑edge firefighting equipment, and expert Wu Zhiqiang made a special trip to the booth to offer his congratulations. On site, he reiterated that the company’s latest frontline firefighting systems address the critical, urgent needs of urban fire departments, and that their outstanding performance is poised to spark a transformative, game‑changing shift across the industry.

Professionals visit the site.

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During its debut at the trade show, this new product drew significant attention from numerous professionals in the emergency management sector. Leaders from the National Fire and Rescue Administration and local emergency management agencies—both as heads of the overseeing authorities and as frontline industry practitioners—fully recognize the critical importance of innovative firefighting equipment in enhancing the effectiveness of emergency response. Consequently, they accorded this new product close scrutiny and expressed strong anticipation for its market rollout and mass‑production procurement, hoping that it will swiftly deliver fresh impetus and breakthroughs to local emergency management efforts.
As the core force tasked with critical missions such as fire suppression and rescue, the fire and rescue services have also cast a keen eye on this new product. They note that extinguishing fires in urban high-rise buildings remains one of the world’s most intractable challenges, and that effective equipment tailored to meet the demands of such scenarios is currently lacking.

A visitor from a fire department remarked with deep appreciation that, as far back as ten years ago, they had already envisioned advanced firefighting equipment like this—but never imagined it would one day become a reality. They sincerely hope the product will soon be launched and enter mass production, enabling its rapid deployment in real‑world operations and effectively addressing many of the persistent challenges in high‑rise building fire rescue. In doing so, it will play its rightful role in safeguarding the lives and property of the public.


Site of the local government’s visit

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Governments and investment promotion agencies from Shenzhen, Chongqing, Liaoning Province, and other regions visited the company’s booth, inquiring in detail about the product’s performance specifications, technical features, and potential application scenarios. They highly praised the product’s promising prospects, cutting-edge technological capabilities, and societal value, expressing hope that the company will continue to uphold a forward‑looking innovation ethos and further deepen the practical deployment of its solutions across diverse real‑world settings. Investment promotion departments from multiple localities also explicitly conveyed their strong interest in attracting the company to their regions, extending a sincere invitation for on‑site visits and inspections to strengthen mutual communication and collaboration. This will enable more proactive and comprehensive multi‑level, multi‑faceted cooperation and information sharing, fostering public‑private synergy to better advance the development of the two strategic emerging industries—emergency response and low‑altitude aviation.


On-site exchange among colleagues in the emergency response field

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Fire truck manufacturer in strategic partnership with the company— Cao Baichun, General Manager of Shenyang Jietong Fire Truck Co., Ltd. He also attended the exhibition in person to lend his support to the company’s new products. As a senior executive at a leading traditional fire‑truck manufacturer, Cao Bochun is well aware of the shortcomings and numerous limitations inherent in conventional aerial ladder trucks. He is highly confident in and eagerly anticipates the company’s innovative offerings, believing that this product has redefined the technological approach to firefighting and rescue operations in high‑rise urban buildings, successfully overcoming key bottlenecks currently facing the industry and poised to deliver profoundly disruptive, far‑reaching impacts across the sector.
Numerous professionals active in the emergency response sector have expressed keen interest in this innovative product. They were particularly impressed by the exceptional performance metrics of its ducted‑fan flight platform and have proposed exploring collaborative opportunities across a wide range of applications, including forest and grassland fires, petrochemical fires, toxic‑gas mitigation, water‑based firefighting and rescue, photovoltaic‑plant fires, smart‑city development, and emergency logistics and communications. By working closely with the company, they aim to unlock the full potential of this groundbreaking solution in diverse emergency scenarios, thereby further advancing the industry.


Students and foreign visitors tour the site.

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This product has captured the attention of many young people with its distinctive concept. More than thirty students from Xingjian College at Tsinghua University stopped by the booth, attentively listening as founder Li Ye, an alumnus, presented the company’s technologies and products. Throughout the session, they actively engaged with questions, demonstrating a keen interest in the latest innovations and new offerings.
Many international friends have likewise been captivated by the cutting-edge technology and innovative concepts embodied in this new product. They have expressed high praise and strong approval for this groundbreaking Chinese solution, which addresses a global challenge in fire‑fighting and rescue operations at high‑rise buildings. They are eagerly anticipating the upcoming field tests and demonstration exercises, as well as the product’s market‑launch efforts, and sincerely hope to introduce this outstanding firefighting equipment to their own countries, where it can make a meaningful contribution to emergency response and rescue operations.

Product Introduction


Ducted-fan high-altitude tethered firefighting drone system—

Low-Altitude Economy Empowers Innovation and Efficiency in Safety and Emergency Response, Pioneering Advanced Firefighting Equipment


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High traffic

Continuous liquid flow rate at a height of 100 meters 30L/s , achieving the performance standards for main firefighting equipment and providing robust support for fire suppression operations.

High pressure

Equipped with a standard fire-fighting water cannon, The outlet jet pressure reaches 0.5-0.8MPa , effective spray distance Not less than 40 meters , ensuring effective fire suppression at greater distances


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High efficiency

The overall vehicle dimensions are less than 10*2.55*4 meters , able to reach the scene quickly and within After receiving the report, Conduct primary firefighting operations within 15 minutes to ensure a rapid response.

High security

Featuring a multi-redundant design, it effectively prevents secondary injuries on site and ensures the safety of firefighting operations.

Physical product of the ducted-fan, high-altitude tethered firefighting drone system.



The successful exhibition of this complete product at the China International Emergency Response Expo fully underscores the significant value and broad prospects of this new firefighting equipment in the field of safety and emergency response, while also marking a pivotal milestone in Weihang Technology’s development. The launch of this product offers a groundbreaking solution and technological support for fire‑fighting and emergency rescue operations, poised to create new opportunities and drive transformative change in the industry, thereby providing robust safeguards for the safety of people’s lives and property. Moving forward, Weihang Technology will host an event dedicated to this next‑generation firefighting equipment… New Product Launch Event , at that time it will be conducted on-site. A full-process, highly efficient live-fire demonstration of main battle firefighting operations. , Stay tuned!


Weihang Technology

Weihang Technology is a company that masters internationally leading eVTOL distributed electric ducted‑fan propulsion technology. Guided by the mission of leveraging technological innovation to make living safer and travel more efficient, the company is dedicated to providing cutting‑edge propulsion solutions for urban air‑mobility flying vehicles. In the near term, it will prioritize addressing critical pain points in the emergency‑management sector, developing cross‑disciplinary, innovative products that bridge two strategic emerging industries—safe emergency response and the low‑altitude economy—thereby offering a definitive solution to the global challenge of inadequate primary firefighting equipment for high‑rise building fires. Moving forward, the company will continue to research and deploy ducted‑fan propulsion systems and their associated flight platforms across emergency rescue, defense applications, flying cars, and urban three‑dimensional transportation, striving to become a leader in next‑generation electric aviation propulsion systems.


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